Resources for Assistant Professors
This page includes information on:
- Annual Counseling and Departmental Mentoring
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- Prospective and New Faculty Resources
- Reappointments and Promotions
- Research Resources
- Sabbaticals
- Teaching
- Work/Life Balance
- Office for Diversity and Leadership
Annual Counseling and Departmental Mentoring
What to expect in your annual performance review with your division chief, department chair or their designate; information about the counseling you will receive after a reappointment or promotion; how to make the most out of your relationship with your departmental mentor. More »
Flexible Work Arrangements
The School provides a variety of options for flexible or reduced effort for faculty members; this chart describes the available options and the application process. Chart »
Prospective and New Faculty Resources
The Provost's Office hosts Resources for Prospective, New and Junior Faculty. The School provides Relocation Services, with nformation about cities, schools, rental resources, and moving companies; that site also provides access to the School's Relocation Specialist, .
Reappointments and Promotions
These documents clarify the process of reappointing or promoting members of the Professoriate, explaining the timeline, the information gathered, the levels of review at the department, school and university, and the criteria against which each recommendation will be evaluated.
- Reappointment or Promotion Process Timeline (Chart)

- Reappointment or Promotion Process Detail

- Levels of Review (Chart)

- Criteria (from School of Medicine Faculty Handbook):
- Tenure Clock Calculation Worksheet

- Preparing your Curriculum Vitae:
- Preparing your Candidate's Statement: Guidelines

- Other Resources
Research Resources
This page lists school and university resources for grants, clinical and translational research resources, human subjects More »
Sabbaticals
Use this page to find Information on sabbatical accrual, use, and policies. More »
Teaching
The Center for Teaching and Learning has specialized resources to support faculty in their educational mission.
Work/Life Balance
The University Work/Life Office offers numerous resources including a Junior Faculty Child Care Assistance Program and Junior Faculty Dependent Care Travel Grant Program. They also provide a document: Family Matters @ Stanford for Faculty.
Office of Diversity and Leadership (School of Medicine)
Mission statement:
“To promote the recruitment and retention of diverse faculty, students, trainees and staff -- representative of the communities in which we work and, to develop faculty to their full potential as academic and community leaders.”
Visit their website for skills building workshops, women faculty networking groups, funding opportunities, and links to more diversity websites at the University.

